TOFFEE PRODUCING APPARATUS Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: food-processing equipment, in particular, automatic series production of sugar confectionery. SUBSTANCE: apparatus has device for preparing and cooling of toffee mass, toffee rope molding machine and toffee rope air cooling device. Toffee rope molding machine has toffee mass plastifying chamber, feeding chamber and chamber positioned forward of die and provided with replaceable spinneret. All chambers are positioned in independent zones of housing with cooling jacket. Plastifying chamber has two Z-shaped blades. Feeding chamber has delivery auger with continuously adjustable rotational speed. Toffee rope cooling device is formed as tunnel with drive belt conveyor equipped with speed regulator. Toffee rope molding speed is higher than belt conveyor speed. EFFECT: increased efficiency by continuous molding and wrapping process, reduced return wastes during operation of automatic molding-wrapping machine and enhanced reliability in operation. 4 cl, 1 dwg